Global Patent Index - EP 0975959 A1

EP 0975959 A1 20000202 - DETECTION OF TERATOGEN EXPOSURE

Title (en)

DETECTION OF TERATOGEN EXPOSURE

Title (de)

Festellung des Ausgesetztseins an Teratogenen

Title (fr)

DETECTION DE L'EXPOSITION A DES AGENTS TERATOGENES

Publication

EP 0975959 A1 20000202 (EN)

Application

EP 98915541 A 19980413

Priority

  • US 9807442 W 19980413
  • US 83715697 A 19970414

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9846989A1] The present invention relates to methods for detecting teratogen exposure in neonates. In particular, the present invention is directed to the detection of prenatal (i.e., in utero) exposure to ethanol. In accordance with the present invention, fatty acid ethyl esters, produced as the by-products of non-oxidative ethanol metabolism are detected in samples such as meconium and cord blood.

IPC 1-7

G01N 30/02

IPC 8 full level

G01N 33/92 (2006.01); G01N 30/02 (2006.01); G01N 30/06 (2006.01); G01N 30/72 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G01N 33/92 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 30/06 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 30/7206 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2030/025 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 436/20 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 436/200833 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 436/204165 (2015.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9846989 A1 19981022; AU 6970098 A 19981111; CA 2286576 A1 19981022; EP 0975959 A1 20000202; EP 0975959 A4 20010207; US 5952235 A 19990914

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9807442 W 19980413; AU 6970098 A 19980413; CA 2286576 A 19980413; EP 98915541 A 19980413; US 83715697 A 19970414